Body Art on Brides – Cover or Not?

Many brides are choosing not to cover and are cool with their bridesmaids having visible tattoos or piercings too. For many women, their tats and piercings represent something special and are an expression of who they are. Many brides look at their tattoos as accessories, choosing wedding dresses with necklines that will highlight their bib style tat or strapless dresses to highlight their sleeve or back ink. Some brides are even getting tattooed wedding rings in place of traditional rings or promise piercings as a sign of commitment, choosing to use body art in a new way. 

Although many brides choose not to cover their body art, there are others who may want to cover it up so here are a few different ways to do it:

• Cover and conceal with make up – Tattoos can be covered over with make up or a tattoo cover kit that contains a combination of lotions and powders but you’ll need to be careful with this method as make up can get on your dress and you wouldn’t want that! View a video clip showing how to cover a tattoo with make up.
• Cover with clothing – A long sleeve dress or shawl can be worn to cover up arm or shoulder tattoos while almost any style dress should cover a belly button ring or lower back tattoo but try not to choose your dress style just to cover your tattoos.  If you love a sleeveless dress and you’re most comfortable in it, then go for it and proudly let your ink show!
• Fabric cover up – Skin colored pieces of stretchable fabric you can slip over your arms or legs like a body stocking are available online in various sizes to cover and conceal tattoos.   
• Photo retouching – If you don’t mind showing your body art at the wedding but don’t think it’ll look good in your wedding pictures years from now, you can have your photographer retouch the wedding photos to remove tats and piercings.
• Removal – There’s always the option to permanently remove your tattoos by laser removal or by closing up any visible body piercings before the wedding.